Application for renewal of an approval of a Wildlife Trade Operation for commercial export of marine specimens for consideration under Part 13A of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
Application for renewal of an approval of a Wildlife Trade Operation
Wildlife Trade Assessments
Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts
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Comments invited
The Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts (DEWHA) has received an application for renewal of an approval of a Wildlife Trade Operation under Part 13A, section 303FN of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (the Act). The proposal is for the Australian Institute of Marine Science to export samples (chemical extracts, pure compounds, DNA preparations, etc) derived from their Bioresources Library. This collection is a library of samples which is representative of Australia's marine biodiversity, including all major marine phyla (plants, animals, fungi and microorganisms) from diverse habitats. The collection does not include any EPBC listed threatened species, but does contain species listed on Appendix II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). It is proposed that should the operation be approved it would be in force for up to three (3) years from the date of declaration.
In accordance with the provisions of section 303FR of the Act, you are invited to comment on this proposal.
Please submit your comments by Monday 8 June 2009.
Comments should be addressed to:
The Director
Wildlife Trade Assessments
Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts
GPO Box 787
Canberra ACT 2601
or can be emailed to: wta@environment.gov.au
* Please be sure to include your name and postal address with comments.
To assist in considering comments, DEWHA encourages you to provide comments under the following headings:
- Management and methodology
- Ecological sustainability of the operation
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